{"id":9672,"date":"2019-12-27T19:23:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T00:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=9672"},"modified":"2025-06-21T08:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T13:25:08","slug":"travelogue-chicago-13","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.anniee.net\/?page_id=9672","title":{"rendered":"Travelogue: Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 2019<\/em><\/strong>
\nWhere We Stayed: The Langham<\/em><\/p>\n

My mom and I went to Chicago for a quick 24 hours to see Home Alone at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra<\/a>. You sit and watch the movie on the big screen and the symphony plays the score live. I thought it was fantastic and I even teared up a few times — there’s something about the childhood nostalgia of that movie paired with the live<\/em> orchestra that got me. The CSO, and other symphony orchestras all over the country, do a variety of movie performances — Home Alone, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, etc.\u00a0 I would highly recommend going if you ever have the chance, as it’s an entirely different movie-watching experience.<\/p>\n

But backing up a bit.\u00a0 We arrived on a Saturday morning and checked into the Langham<\/a>, which is my new favorite hotel in Chicago — and quite possibly my new favorite hotel ever. It’s so, so beautiful. And the staff was so friendly and attentive. I would stay there again in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n

We had our usual lunch of pizza at Giordano’s<\/a> (tradition), then we walked to the Christkindlemarket<\/a> — which was so crowded.\u00a0 I am struggling to understand why people like to go to those… as it’s so crowded that you can’t move or enjoy anything.\u00a0 But to each their own.<\/p>\n

Before the Home Alone show, I dragged my mom to the Wabash & Washington L stop to see the CTA Holiday Train<\/a>! The Holiday Train is a fully functioning CTA train that is\u00a0decked out<\/em> for the holidays — Santa even makes an appearance.\u00a0 It’s such a cool thing to see and I think my mom, the Christmas Disliker Extraordinaire, was impressed with it!\u00a0 If you’re interested in seeing the Holiday Train, the CTA publishes a schedule — a listing of the dates, times, and train lines where the Holiday Train will be making an appearance.<\/p>\n

After the Home Alone show, my mom went back to the hotel and I went out for a walk (had to get my 10,000+ steps in for the day!).\u00a0 Chicago at Christmastime is magical and I hope you all get a chance to experience it at some point.\u00a0 And if you can’t visit Chicago, watch While You Were Sleeping, a precious romantic comedy from the 90s starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman.\u00a0 It’s one of my favorites.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>And on the way home we stopped in Milwaukee so I could see the new lil’ Baby Yoda mural. OBSESSED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

December 2019 Where We Stayed: The Langham My mom and I went to Chicago for a quick 24 hours to see Home Alone at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. You sit and watch the movie on the big screen and the…<\/p>\n

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